diff --git a/pulsar-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/metadata/impl/AbstractMetadataStore.java b/pulsar-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/metadata/impl/AbstractMetadataStore.java
index a8e11fc618093..a67c5e04e3d9b 100644
--- a/pulsar-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/metadata/impl/AbstractMetadataStore.java
+++ b/pulsar-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/metadata/impl/AbstractMetadataStore.java
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ protected boolean shouldIgnoreEvent(MetadataEvent event, GetResult existingValue
         }
         // ignore event if metadata is ephemeral or
         // sequential
-        if (options.contains(CreateOption.Ephemeral) || event.getOptions().contains(CreateOption.Sequential)) {
+        if (options.contains(CreateOption.Ephemeral) || options.contains(CreateOption.Sequential)) {
             return true;
         }
         // ignore the event if event occurred before the